, 1887-10-13

f2I matIcn received here today states
that uI:qucstlonhbiY yellow fever i:
raging in Tampa. Fla. Oae death oc
CURED yesterday. The report say;
It Is AL over the place and the city
authorities are doing nothing.
SPOKANE FALLS. Oct. 11.-GreaI
excitement prevails among the Seat
tlcites ana the Fair visirors over the
victory achieved by the Seattle hose
team over all competitors at the con-
tests here today. The Queen City
boys, at the shot signal. started on
the tiy to the hydrant. 200 yards dis
tant, made coupling. laid 800 feet OF
hose and got water i'll 53i seconds
eclIpslng the Tacomas, who made il
IN 56 As seconds, :and whitewashina
the Nalia Nailas and Spokanes who
failed to get water The boys are
being entertained in royal style.
SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. IA number
of prominent merchants yesterday
held quiet meeting and organized q
public defense committee, whose oh
Ject Is to aid III suppressiug crimes
which are now corrupting the public
offices of the city and cnrrhPting JUS
tIce. The Erdmiaer this morning
ect!t0rialiy says nf this movement:
"BefOre the men VINO have undertak
en- this fight permit the'nselve, tc
rest there will not be 4 judge on the
bench who will be even suspected OF
taking bribe; there will he 70 as
soclates of jury iixers in the sheriff
Office; no police officers collecting
blackmaii from Chinese gamblers
and hariois; no lawyers dobauching
the law The reform will not last
forever, but when its force is spent il
will be time for Il new popular awak
enirg; meanwhile the opportunity
for this generation IS here"
San Francisco, Oct. 10.-Arrived
ship John A Briggs. Seattle: steamer
Columbia, Portland.
Sailed bktne. Constitution, Victoria
PoRT BLAKELEY, Oct. 9.-SaiIed
bark Theobald.
SAN FRANcIsco. Oct. 9.-Arrived
schr W. i. Jewett, Ludlow; schooner
Novelty, Grays Harbor; ship Prussia
/ lakeley: Br. ship SiIverbow, New.
castle n-Tyne; bark Arcturus, Port
Hadlock; Br. shi King Alfred, Hull
ship Bonanza, Gamble; slip Palmy
Ia, Utsalady; bark Emerald, Gamble
Ger. ship Thaila, Hamburg; bari
Marion, Apia;
Sailed: Str. State of California
Portland; ste amer San Pedro. Taco
ma; bark Northwest, Madison; schr
Beulah, Grays Harbor; schr. j. G.
North, coasting steamer Arago, Coos
Bay.
CALCUTTA, Oct. 10-A letter to ma
tive papers in India has been written
Icy DhulSep Singh, in which he says
England has offered him $250,000 in
settlement of his claim against the
government, on condition that he
would not so to india. He rejected
the offer.
LONDON. Oct. 10.--The London Post
commenting on the fisheries dispute
says: The main contention of Amer,
leans is that no nation has right oil
jurisdiction over the sea beyond the
three mile limit On the Pacific
ocean America is acting in fat con-
tradiction to any such principle OF
inter state or treaty rights. British
vessels have been arrested far outside
of the limits. their captains have been
fined and their crows imprisoned. In
some cases both vessels and cargoes
have been forfeited Americas Pacific
claims form an excellent counter ar
gument TO Americas Atlantic claims,
and as such will be Of great value to
Mr.. l. hamberlain.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 10.-Wm. J.
Beatty was locked up in the city
prison today by Detective Handley,
who booked him en- route to Salem,
Oregon, where lie is wanted on three
indictments charging him with grand
larceny
MADISON, Wis, Oct. 10.-Presideni
Cleveland and Postmaster General
Villas walked tn the train this morning
while Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Villas
took carriages and drove to the sta
ton. Several hundred people were
at the station, but there was no or
ganiZed demonstration.
LACROSSE, Wis, Oct. 10.-When the
presidents train reached here this
afternoon 4 salnte of q guns was
fired A great throng of people
hailed the arrival OF the train and
loudly cheered the visitorr as they
alighted.
ST. PAUL, October 10.-The special
train containing the presidential
party reached ST Paul at $50 this
evening.
New YORK, Oct. 10.-The police
have been instructed to prevent
Henry Georges election inspectors
taking part in the registration which
begins tomorrow, the courts having
declared their appointment illegal.
LONDON. Oct. I0.-Joseph S. Cham
beriain and Jessie Collins started fol-
Birmingham today on their Irish
tour A largo party of friends assem-
b!ed to see them off. Both gentlemen
mado speeches in favor of Irish
minority.
(5HlCAGO, Oct- NV m.lilam DeVIpe
whose name has been mentioned of late
in connection with George Francis Train
was informed by Mayor Roche today that
Train was generally known rs q mau o!
unsound mind, but that the ignoaant and
viciDns who heard him speak were in.
clined to accept his crazy ut,erances as
true. The mayor further said the
statutes applied to just such cases and
it ''CItIzeD" Train could not be kent
within bounded reason it would be
necessary to stop his speeches alto.
gether.
OMAHA. Oct. l0.-Alcx. Pollock. q
clothing merchant. has failed. Liabilities
sl25 600, assets $4,000.
DowNIEvILLE, Cal, Oct. 1O.-JacB
Robinson, who was covicted of mur.
der in the first degree, for killing
Antoine Dohl in July, near Pike City,
Sieera county, committed suicide in
his cell this morning by cutting his
throat. He was to have been SEN
fenced this morning at 10 o'clock.
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